Love it, Like it, Hate it: Collagen Supplements

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Collagen is hot these days, showing up in Instagram feeds & health food stores, with promises to help us look better and feel better. But not all collagen products are created equally, so we’re Getting the Skinny with Molly on top picks and worst bets for collagen to add to your diet!

COLLAGEN: WHAT IT IS

Key component of our skin, cartilage, ligaments and tendons, bones and teeth. In the foods we eat, it’s in the skin, tendons, connective tissue of meat, fish and poultry – parts often discarded in the US.

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